Tag: France
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My Dilemma / Le Dilemme
Read more: My Dilemma / Le DilemmePainted in early 1974, My Dilemma represents a real dilemma Christine was facing. After emigrating to France from England two years earlier, she found herself in extreme financial straits. She was torn between the life she loved in Provence, and the allure of moving to America with its solid prospects of making money and the…
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The Village of Callian
Read more: The Village of CallianThis was the view from the small semi-detached house in the village of Montaroux where we lived for almost a year in 1972. The village across the valley is Callian.
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The Rocks at Bagnols-en-Forêt
Read more: The Rocks at Bagnols-en-ForêtThis is a very small palette knife study done after a picnic beside the road near Bagnols-en-Forêt in Provence, in the south of France. We were on…
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Child of Vietnam
Read more: Child of VietnamPainted during the Vietnamese refugee crisis following the US pull-out form the war in Vietnam, this small canvas depicts an imagined child caught in the war.
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Visit with Christine Benson, painter of dreams
Read more: Visit with Christine Benson, painter of dreamsTo be the holder of a diploma of grand finalist and the vote of the jury, at the 11th International Grand Prix of the Côte d’Azur, is an uncontestable reference.
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ART IN THE STREET
Read more: ART IN THE STREETTOURRETTES ART IN THE STREET: A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE! Tourettes-de-Fayence knew how to innovate on the occasion of the local festival. It is to the credit of the committee chaired by Robert Rossel to have been able to make a popular event an ideal springboard for the association of regional artists. In terms of organization, this…
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Rural Hearth: traditional activities or new sections…
Read more: Rural Hearth: traditional activities or new sections…The last evening of Tuesday was an opportunity to see the large hall of deliberations of the Fayencois town hall repopulated with nearly thirty active members, many of whom were responsible for sections already established ….
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The Association of artists and craftsmen of the Fayence countryside exhibit at the old convent
Read more: The Association of artists and craftsmen of the Fayence countryside exhibit at the old conventMany artists and craftsmen, invited by Mr. Brelet, president of the Association of artists and craftsmen of the Fayence countryside, exhibit for the third time, at the former convent. This magnificent exhibition…